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Sustainable Measures: Evaluation and Reporting Of Environmental and Social Performance

This volume collects together some of the key work and individuals from around the world concerned with the topic of sustainable measures. Contributions include: environmental and social reporting; the GRI discussion draft; and the FEE study of environmental reporting.

Page 47 - The Prince of Wales Business Leaders' Forum, in collaboration with the World Bank and UN Development Programme has, for example, developed the concept of 'social value added' as an equivalent of shareholder value added (Nelson 1998).

Page 9 - In all of its policy research and work with institutions, WRI tries to build bridges between ideas and action, meshing the insights of scientific research, economic and institutional analyses, and practical experience with the need for open and participatory decisionmaking.

Page 7 - I want to challenge you to join me in taking our relationship to a still higher level. I propose that you, the business leaders gathered in Davos, and we, the United Nations, initiate a global compact of shared values and principles, which will give a human face to the global market.

Page 46 - There are also standards relating to child labour, forced labour; health and safety; freedom of association and right to collective bargaining; discrimination; discipline; working hours and management systems.

Page 41 - In a very general way, an indicator can be defined as a parameter or a value derived from parameters which provides information about a phenomenon. The indicator has significance that extends beyond the properties directly associated with the parameter value.

About the author (1999)

Martin Bennett - editor of the Rolls-Royce Owners' Club of Australia's journal Praeclarum from 1984 to 2004, and editor of the Sir Henry Royce Foundation of Australia's Foundation Bulletin - has owned many Rolls-Royce and Bentley cars and has extensive driving experience of most models, from 1905 to the present. Gloucestershire-born, he now lives in Australia.

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Sustainable Measures: Evaluation and Reporting Of Environmental and Social Performance